Lectures on the Morbid Anatomy, Nature, and Treatment, of Acute and Chronic Diseases

Philadelphia: Desilver, Thomas & Co, 1837. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Folding facsimile letter from Armstrong to Rix, who edited the book, bound into Volume I. Recent paper boards, spine labels; waterstains over the lower half of the text, browning and soiling throughout. First American edition, first published in London in 1834. A lengthy medical handbook that covers anatomy and physiology, acute fevers, inflammatory disorders, typhus, apoplexy, palsy, “madness,” hysteria, hypochondria, tetanus, epilepsy, syphilis, consumption, gastritis, and dropsy. For each ailment, the author provides information about diagnosis, symptoms, treatments, and prevention. Vol. I includes a biography of the late author by fellow physician John Bell.

Armstrong (1784-1829) was an English physician. He worked with the London Fever Institute and was a member of the College of Physicians. He wrote a number of books and published articles in various medical journals.

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